Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 mesi faWhy is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?www.androidpolice.comexternal-linkmessage-square307fedilinkarrow-up1989arrow-down115cross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
arrow-up1974arrow-down1external-linkWhy is Google allowed to remove purchases from our Play Store accounts without telling us?www.androidpolice.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 mesi famessage-square307fedilinkcross-posted to: android@lemdro.id
minus-squareFlavoredButtHair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 mesi faActually there’s websites with archives of old apk files for apps.
minus-squaregraymess@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·6 mesi faKinda hard to just trust those sites not to hide malicious shit in there.
minus-squarejbk@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 mesi faThat’s why Android apps must be signed. Tools can show an app’s certificate hash and if two app versions’ hashes match, they’re equally trustworthy / from the same source. I think APKMirror does this and it’s actually quite trusthworthy.
minus-squareFlavoredButtHair@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 mesi faGoogle them and see which one is safe.
Actually there’s websites with archives of old apk files for apps.
Kinda hard to just trust those sites not to hide malicious shit in there.
That’s why Android apps must be signed. Tools can show an app’s certificate hash and if two app versions’ hashes match, they’re equally trustworthy / from the same source. I think APKMirror does this and it’s actually quite trusthworthy.
Google them and see which one is safe.